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Land To The East Of Menceforth Cottages Pelton Fell Road Chester-le-Street

DM/25/00882/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use of vacant land to Use Class B8 for the siting of containers relating to self-storage hire, including associated access, drainage, hardstanding, and lighting

Received
28 March 2025
Decision due
26 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chester-le-Street North
  1. Received28 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.11 Aug
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 11 August.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land To The East Of Menceforth Cottages Pelton Fell Road Chester-le-Street. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 March 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Chester-le-Street conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Chester-le-Street North.

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2025
Consultation expiry
11 August 2025
Consultation start
19 May 2026
Consultation end
11 August 2025
Neighbour consultation start
4 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end
25 April 2025
Last date for comments
8 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lichfields
Agent address
The St. Nicholas Building St. Nicholas Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 April 2025
Advertisement expiry
1 May 2025
Site notice start
17 April 2025
Site notice end
8 May 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13897007
Documents
38

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Chester-le-Street

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

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